Monthly Archives: February 2020

Gandahar (1987)

Posted on February 22, 2020 at 12:39 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

In one thousand Gandahar was destroyed and all its people killed. One thousand years ago Gandahar will be saved and all the inevitable avoided. Gandahar (1987), released in the U.S. as the maimed Light Years, is the third and final … Continue reading →

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Deathstalker (1983)

Posted on February 15, 2020 at 3:36 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

The success of Conan the Barbarian (1982) didn’t just make Arnold Schwarzenegger a star; it also launched a thousand knock-offs. Roger Corman was behind a good number of them, naturally. In the early 80’s Corman was invited by two members … Continue reading →

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X the Unknown (1956)

Posted on February 8, 2020 at 7:53 am by Jeff Kuykendall

When Hammer released 1955’s The Quatermass Xperiment, the emphasized X of the title served to proudly display the X certificate it received from the British Board of Film Censors. Limiting the audience to those over 16 would not be an … Continue reading →

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